SUNY Plattsburgh as the Cardinals’ director of athletics, Bruce Delventhal has announced his decision to retire on Jan.1, 2016.

“It has been an honor to be the athletic director at SUNY Plattsburgh for the past 10 years,” Delventhal said. “I have been fortunate to work with a terrific coaching staff and wonderful student-athletes who have represented their teams, the college and the community in the very best possible manner. It is impossible to properly express my thanks and admiration for the efforts of our students and their coaches. My pride in SUNY Plattsburgh intercollegiate athletics is beyond words.”

Delventhal has guided the SUNY Plattsburgh athletics department into one of the premier NCAA Division III programs in the nation. Under his leadership, the Cardinals have enjoyed unparalleled success at the conference, regional and national levels. Of particular note is the Cardinals’ women’s ice hockey program, which has won a total of four national championships (2007, 2008, 2014, 2015) – a mark no other NCAA Division III women’s hockey program has reached.

In total, 46 teams have appeared in various NCAA championships since Delventhal came to Plattsburgh. Additionally, SUNY Plattsburgh student-athletes have earned scores of All-American, All-Region and All-Conference honors through the course of Delventhal’s SUNY Plattsburgh career.

“One of the great pleasures of my job at the college over the last 10 years has been working with Bruce,” said SUNY Plattsburgh President Dr. John Ettling. “He has led a superb coaching staff in a manner to make any college president proud. Under Bruce’s guidance our athletic programs have been clean, well run, successful in competition, and always mindful of their fundamental purpose: to mold character and guide young men and women toward the achievement… (Click above to read more)

The Senate Thursday passed a stopgap measure that would keep federal funds flowing to transportation projects throughout the United States for three months. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says The six-year, $278 billion transportation funding bill would have included more than $1.3 billion for Vermont to repair and improve its roads and bridges.

“I reluctantly voted for a three-month extension to avoid a shutdown of federal highway and transportation projects,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who serves on the Senate transportation committee and helped draft a comprehensive six-year plan. “I am extraordinarily frustrated that Congress failed to pass a long-term bill… Click Above to Read More…

Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Thursday announced $47,132 in federal funding for Keene Valley Hose and Ladder Company No. 1 in Essex County. The funding was allocated through the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program. The Keene Valley Hose and Ladder Company No. 1 in Essex County will use this federal investment to purchase one Monitor/Defibrillator/Pacemaker for ambulance and four Biphasic Automated External Defibrillators to be put on our fire and rescue trucks.

“It is critical that we provide our fire departments with the cutting edge equipment they need to keep our firefighters safe, so they can do their jobs effectively,” said Senator Schumer. “Our first responders are our local heroes and our primary line of defense… Click above for more…

The Old Boys play today through the day.. with the last game at 4pm and on Saturday at least 20 games on all of the fields with Mens and Women’s Club plus the Mens Social teams and a youth Rugby Clinic is scheduled as well… Then on Sunday.. The semi finals and the finals plus the championship game and in anticipation of the athletic fields by Saranac Lake… The Can-Am tournament finals on Sunday are returning to “the bowl” at North Country Community College this year! ( Click Above to Listen… )

The CanAm Rugby Tournament Opens today with the 3rd Annual Quad Rugby Tournament.. Wheelchair rugby was developed in Canada in the 1970’s by athletes with quadriplegia, and after being presented as a demonstration sport at the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games, it made its debut as a medal sport at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. The […]

Most news stories about economic trends in the Adirondack Park cite surveys showing that the population is getting older and fewer. The Adirondack Diversity Advisory Council believes it can help to reverse this trend by discovering how the park’s businesses, institutions and communities can be more welcoming to a broader range of customers, clients, students […]

The U.S. Census Bureau issued a report that outlines the average per pupil spending in states around the country. While New York ranks as having the highest spending statewide, that does not mean that that is the case for all students in New York… (Click above to Read More)

The Village of Saranac Lake DPW will be closing Pine Street between Bloomingdale Avenue and Brandy Brook on Monday August 3rd and Wednesday August 5th from 7:00 am until 4:00 pm for paving preparations and paving…. (Click above for More)

Assemblywoman Janet Duprey (R, I – Peru) on Wednesday afternoon expressed her frustration with the plea deal cut for former upstate New York prison employee Joyce Mitchell. Mitchell pled guilty to helping two convicted murderers, Richard Matt and David Sweat, escape from prison in June. Duprey released the following statement:

“It does not seem to me that justice has been served with the plea agreement for Joyce Mitchell. The majority of public commentary shows outrage at this process that certainly appears to favor the criminal instead of serving the public good.

“Mitchell, by her criminal actions, some of which she apparently will never be

The Village of Saranac Lake is Joining with Tupper Lake and other municipalities in the region to develop a regional warfront re-vitalization strategy that includes individual applications for each village but also looking at opportunities for regional growth.. Saranac Lake’s Community Development Director Jeremy Evans explained to the board that they’ve already approved their portion of the project which includes (…) Click for more, including audio…

Plattsburgh’s Charter Commission is now just over two weeks away from issuing their final report.. In addition to the report, they will propose the questions which would be placed onto the November ballot for consideration. The commission had originally planned on presenting a final report in June, but Commission Chairman Luke Cyphers says they weren’t quite ready to present a final report to the public without having the final ballot language in Place. The commission is currently leaning towards language that will ask two questions of the voters in November.. One will focus on the style of Government, giving voters the choice between switching to a City Manager style of Government or keeping the Strong Mayor style which is currently in place. Click Here to Listen

Plattsburgh’s Little League 11 and 12 year olds will try to stay in the hunt for the state championships today.. They face Great Kills out of Staten Island later today at 5:30pm in their second elimination game.. If they win they move on.. Lose and they’re headed home… They lost to Maine Endwell 6 to […]

Nursing mothers and their families will gather on the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital’s front lawn Friday morning, July 31 as part an international event, The Big Latch On. Hosted by the Alice T. Miner Women and Children’s Center, The Big Latch On promotes breastfeeding as the healthiest start for […]

Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY-21) voted in support of H.R. 427, on Tuesday. The Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, she says is “Bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to give Congress a say on any major rule or regulation coming from the executive branch that is estimated by Office of Management and Budget […]

The Rayovac FLW Series back to Lake Champlain Thursday, July 30 – Saturday, August 1. Registration for the second stop of the 2015 Northern Division will take place on Wednesday, July 29 at the Crete Civic Center from 4:00pm-6:00pm. The action begins at 6:00am everyday with daily weigh-ins at Dock Street Landing in Plattsburgh, NY […]

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on the need to pass the bipartisan Campus Accountability and Safety Act (S.590) to better address the problem of sexual assault on college campuses. The legislation flips the current incentives so that schools report these cases and provide students […]

Remember Joyce Mitchell… She’s the woman who helped Richard Matt and David Sweat escape from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on June 6th.. Mitchell entered a guilty plea in court Tuesday to smuggling hacksaw blades in frozen hamburger meat to the two killers. Mitchell was a tailor shop instructor at the Clinton Correctional Facility.. […]

The Village of Saranac Lake is moving forward with appropriations to facilitate the installation by the St Lawrence Internet Company (SLIC) of a fiber optic network to provide free wi-fi hot spots in and around the downtown area.. the free wifi will also serve various village parks, the library, the youth center and several village […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today as Senate Republicans pushed for a vote on legislation to cut $500 million in annual funding for Planned Parenthood: “The attempt by Senate Republicans to cut off support for Planned Parenthood is an attack on women’s health. Stripping funding for Planned Parenthood would punish the 2.7 […]

Here’s an interesting issue for the City of Plattsburgh… Debra A. Buell calls herself an advocate researcher and writer who specializes Legal and Historic Trends, Patterns & Practices in Transportation and for the disabled.. In an email to the mayor yesterday, she’s complained that the City of Plattsburgh quote “Does not have one public building, […]

Shore owners on Lake Colby include the village of Saranac Lake.. The Village owns the beach and a parcel next to the beach.. The Town has been petitioned by some of the shoreowners to create a special tax district for lake Colby which would add an additional tax for the purpose of preventing invasive species […]

A few weeks ago we spoke with Mayor Calnon about the Lakeside Apartments and the fact that a new owner had taken over the property and was going to be working to re-develop that location into something more than what it is today… We caught up with the Mayor recently and spoke about the progress […]

The City of Plattsburgh is showcasing a newly completed green storm water bio-retention basin… The City’s Engineer is Kevin Farrington… He says the new storm water retention basin which they built next to the city’s gym is designed to be visible and to help create awareness about the importance of minimizing the impact of storm […]

Adirondack Recreational Trail Advocates, the nonprofit citizen group that has been pushing hard for the creation of a “rail trail” through the Adirondack Park, is ready to reinvent itself. “Until now, ARTA’s role has been that of a rail-trail advocate,” the group asserted in a letter to the state Department of Transportation and Department of […]

The Village of Saranac Lake celebrated the Grand Opening of a new park in the middle town and as it’s designer Brad Sielecki likes to say.. It’s a park where skateboarders are encoraged to skate… There’s one word that several of the village’s trustees used to describe the new facility… Both Barb Rice and Clyde […]

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is pushing a new bipartisan bill in the Senate called the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 which would ban cosmetics containing synthetic plastic microbeads Plastic microbeads are found in personal care products like facial scrubs, body washes, hand cleansers, and toothpaste. And These products are designed to be rinsed down the drain, […]

in the North Country It’s thought that the region will need an additional 100 primary care providers by 2018.. That’s not too far from now and at CVPH.. With the help of the Foundation of CVPH and the Miner Institute.. The Hospital will be expanding their Family Medicine Center to include a family medicine residency… […]

If you remember.. Just a few months ago, a group from the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program visited with local municipalities introducing a pilot program from the Environmental Protection Fund to place Boat Wash Stations in central locations in and around the Adirondack Park.. And now here three months later, there are 12 new boat […]